Paper napkin dispenser carton



Patented Aug. 13, 1935 Y umm STATES Yaifniml'e I of `a single blank ofmaterialj.- Y

(PAPER NAPKiN DISPENSER ,CARTON Harry C. Gessler, Brooklyn, N. Y. y

Application August 29, 1933, seriainassmsa ellclaims. (C1. 206;-57)

This invention relates -to napkin dispensers. One objectof the invention is to provide an improved paper napkindispenser carton, wherein the carton is to be discarded after thenapkins havebeen consumed. r 1

Another object of the invention is ,the provision of anfimprovedV napkin dispenser lconstruction 'forming a novel merchandizing arrangement, whereby the napkins insteadof being sold to the ultimate consumer in ordinary packages, are made available directly in cheap paper dispensers, ,whichare nevertheless adapted for use as regular convenient dispensers .until the napkins. are exhausted,

Another object of the'invention is to provide a napkin dispenser which is adaptedtobe shipped in convenient nat form, andzwhich may consist v Another object of theinvention is yto furnish a device of thenatureset forth having yrelatively few andk simple parts, andgwhichis inexpensive vt so,manufacture and assemble, which will reliably hold the, napkinsv in a simplified manner, yand.

which is neat and compact, reliable and eiicient linuse. f Other objects andadvantagesy of the invention vwill become apparent .as -thev lspecification proceeds.-

,eral views.

In the drawing: i y Figure l is a View in front elevation of a device embodying y,the invention. f I l Fig. 2 is a top plan viewthereof, with agpart removed. Y A Y. .Y f,

Fig. 3 is a view similar to rthat of Figi, but taken at right angles thereto, with parts removed. yH Fig., 4 is a view similar to that of Fig. l, but with' parts removed and partsin section, and lshowing a modified construction. l

" Fig. 5 isa plan View of a blank for the device.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of an element'of the device. The advantages of the invention as here outlined are best realized when `all -of its features 'and instrumentalities are combinedv in one'and the'same'structurabut, useful devicesmay lbe VVproduced embodying,- less than the whole.

le# It will be'obvious to thoseskilled inA the art to `iivhich the invention appertains, that thesame tions. submitted merelylk as showing the Vpreferred exemplcationof the invention;

' ofthe. dispenser carton. `tively uniforrnpressure of the spring against the .paper v4napkinaand particularly to prevent a lrnaybe incorporatedfin-severaldifferent construc- The accompanying drawinggtherefore is Referring in, detail to the drawing, Ill'denotes a dispenserembodying the invention. The same may include ak dispenser V carton H made of an Hinexpensive material softhatthe carton is discardable, For example, the cartonmay be made of paper or other pliableor composition material having sufficient strength orstiffness to `be yself dows i3 for the removal.,ofconventional folded paper napkins ifi.` Said cartongmay also have side walls l5, and suitable upper and'lower reenforcing .Wall structures iii, wherebyvthecarton assumes a rectangular or other suitable shape. The size of thegcarton4 is suchv as vto relatively snugly receive Vtwo batches Il of the'napkins I4, said `batches vbeing individually received alongsideof said windoWs andiarrangejd to be retained in the carton by the wallsy l2 surrounding said windows. e lFor resiliently actuatingAthe batches il apart from each other and toward vsaid windows i3, a

,suitable yielding' or elasticmmeans is provided.

The same may, for example, be in the nature of .anyvcheap expansion coil spring i8 Whose diam-4 eter is such as to be yfit between the sidewalls vI5 relativelythin l)catch thereof from beingpressed throughanadjacent Window, thespring i8 is not only arrangedrto exert pressure against the narmaybe insertedbetween the spring and said 4batches to equalize y,the pressure thereon., To' support the spring, the elements 29 may have the dispenser carton resting on either ^end, by

,reason `of frictional engagement and(Vv slight deformation or Vembedrnent of the ends Vo f Vthe -spring in the soft tissue of the paper napkinsl |51.

In any case, the springl exerts a generallywcentral pressure on thebatches of napkins causing por--l tions thereof to concave outward to cause a supporting action for the spring.w This .occurs be- -cause the spring is spaced fr or'n upper and'lower ends ofthe napkins. g y n While the springr` I8y and the napkinbatches I 'l Inorder to assure relav Y 35v row vertical sections I9Y of the Wall l2, but sheetsv of paper20 or` similansuficiently stiff materiall lower end Wall structures may be so arranged,

whereby the dispenser carton may be collapsed iiatfor inexpensive shipment.

Desirably the dispenser carton is made'of a single'blank 22, which may formthe successive lwalls I2 and I by means of parallel fold lines 23,

24 and 25, an `end tongue 26 being provided by ya.

iold line 2l for attachment, if desired, with the opposite end section of the blank, such as a: ver# tical element I9 of a wall I2. Extending Vfrom the walls I2 of the blank, flaps 28 may heV provided, and other aps 29 and 30-mayextendffrom` the walls I5, the flaps 30 having tongues 3|, and

the iiaps 29 having slits 32 for receiving the tongues. valong fold lines 33a, andmay be separated from "each other by cuts 33 alinedwith the fold lines The diiierent flaps may be yconnected 23, 24 and 25. In general, it is noted that aconventioiial flap closure is providechA i v Y 'Inkstriking out-the windows I3, the Apieces of material formed constitute the elements 20. In

'the same operation, the flaps 2l may be formed the springs being separately boxed,- and the blanks `.22 packed nat. v However, the sections 26 may be glued in placein thefactory, and the naps being open, the carton may be collapsed into at con- Ink use, the consumer purchases the device I0, which may be wrapped in cellophane, vif desired, The device I0 may 4then be used in 'the home or at lunch (counters asa regular metallic dispenser vwith'the napkinsbeingV successivelygrasped and withdrawn through the windows I3. When the supply of napkinrs'is consumed, the` dispenser lcarton and'itsv associated parts may be discarded. Y' v The advantages of this invention from a merchandizing viewpoint are very great." The dev vice islight'inweight, neatin appearance; adds very 'little tothe cost of the napkins, and has a high degree of utility by keeping the'napkins together in a presentable manner for immediate and convenient use. The dispenser may stand upright and be used like aregular dispenser. 'I'he dispenser may also be rested on arwall I5 kor may be supported bya string 40 looped over the carton fand-engaged, under the'aps of 1an end wall lstructure or threadedthrough central holes 4I in the side walls I5 and between'the coils Yof the spring, and shown partially broken away, thisar- *rangement being a modification of the invention.

,Y Inv order that the foregoing advantages may be obtained, the essential criterion is cheapn'ess in manufacture, in assembling' and in shipping. All

ofV these factors are taken care ofby the inventhe spring.v With la single movement, said unit 'is inserted into the dispenser carton, and then the end wall structures maybe closed.v Y v l..

The invention herein described "and shown'may out from `the side walls in forming said openings,` i andan expansion coil spring inA thecarton be-` be embodied in other formsand'constructions within the scope of the following claims.

I claim: l i n 1. A paper napkin dispenser including Va carton` of a pliable sheet material having openingsr` '5 in opposite walls thereof, spaced batches of paper napkins disposed in the cartonvagainst said opposite walls and adapted for individual removal of the napkins through'said openings, and means including a coiled Aspring disposed between said ,i0 batches `andnrging thesame apart and against said walls, said spring having a diameter substantially equal to the width ofV `said carton so that the spring exerts Aits pressure against the` said opposite walls `atportions thereof at the corners l5 'I t of ,the carton, whereby the corners of the latter are utilized as a reenforcement for preventing distortion of the pliablematerial of the carton by the spring. e 2. A pliable napkin dispenser cartonadapted^20 to receive Vspaced batches of napkins against' pposite-side walls thereof, the latter having 1large dispenser openings affording relatively narrow wall. portions against which the napkins are adapted to rest, and means-includingfa'fspifing a5 for acting expansively between the said .batches, said spring vbeing substantially'fittedbetween the other sidewalls ofl the carton sov that the vreaction of thehspring pressure is re-enforcingly-ftaken up by the carton at the corners thereof. ff 3. An elongated pliable napkin dispenser n fr# ton .adapted to receivea batch of napkinsrand having a vside. wall provided with a,frelatively large elongated opening `for bodilywithdrawal of the napkins, a backing member-for the 'nap- 35 ,kins' consisting of material cut from saidwallii-n `forming said windowgand a spring inthe A"cartim bearing on the `backing member for nrgingthe napkinsvagainst said wall, said spring having a greater width 'than fthe backing member an'd bey 10 Ving-substantially tted between saidwalls of the Y carton so that side corner portions'of the carton 'freenforcin'gly Vassume the stress caused byl'fthe spring.. i A

4. A pliable napkin dispenser carton adapted ig .to receive spaced batches ofnapkinsfagainst op- Uposite side walls thereof, thelatter having larger dispenser openings affording relatively" narrow taken'up bythe carton atl thev cornersgthreof',fand Q5' the spring being supported solely by the"4 napkin batches-.V

' 5. A paper napkindispenser V'in'cludirlga' pliable dispensercarton havinga'fplurality of spaced napkin batches disposed' along opposite side walls of the carton, the side walls having dispenser "I openings fo'rthe "napkina, backing members for the napkin batches 'consisting lof the p'ornorisct tweenthe backing members and bearing thereon, said spring being Ofgreater diaineterthan the widths of the backingmembers, and beingv substantially itted between the remaining. side vwalls ofthe-carton so that the-side corner por- 701 l tions ofythe cartonre-enforcingly'take lupv the. Y stressk caused by the'spring,l thebacking member ,and thespring being` otherwise independent of the carton, and being vsupported by the napkin nrs j 2,011,403 batches, with the backing members frictionally engaged with the napkin batches. 6. A paper napkin dispenser includinga pliable dispenser carton having -a plurality of spaced napkin batches disposed along ,opposite side walls of the carton, the side walls having dispenser openings for the napkins, backing` backing members, and being substantially tted between the remaining side walls of the carton so that the side corner portions of the cartonv re-enforcingly take up the stress caused by the spring, the backing members and the spring being otherwise independent of the carton,va`ndbe ing supportedby thenapkin batches, with the backing members frictionally engaged with the napkin batches.

HARRY C. GESSLER. 

